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360 -ᶊūra],, properly name of a troll (name of a witch), but later used partly as a term of mockery, partly jokingly in addressing, or referring to, a person; a auld h.-s., an old “troll”; oh, h.-s., what news wi’ dee de day [‘to-day’]? Uncertain compound, - might be classed with  kvekkje,, a bug-bear, from *hvekk-; see , and  is  the same word as syra,, a grinning and whimpering woman..

hwik,, see ,

hwikk [hwɩk],, in the phrase “h. and [hwɩdər]”, suddenly and completely disappeared, lost. The word is  kvik (kveek, kvæk) = kvakk,, entirely; completely.  kvekka (gvække),, inter alia to disappear suddenly (R., New Suppl.), from
 * hvekka, . See ,

hwikk,, see ,

hwikkins,, see ,

hwikn, hwikken,, see , ,

hwil [hwi̇̄l] and hwild [*hwi̇̄ld; χwi̇̄ld, χwild],, repose, state of rest, now certainly only applied to lull in bad weather, (short) break in storm; he is a h. i’ de wadder [‘weather’]; dis [‘this’] is only a h. : (Bardister). χwi̇̄ld, χwild] and [k‘wi̇̄ld, k‘wild]: Also  [χwildi] and [k‘wildi]: — hvíla,, and  “hvíld”, , a rest, repose (“hvíla” in a bed, couch, but  hvile, hvila,  kvila,  kvíla,, also =  hvíld).

hwilk [hw$n$i‘lk] and hwelk [hwæi‘lk, hwæ‘ᶅk, hwə‘lk],, 1) , to move smartly; to jump; gambol.  2)  , to snatch; pull, ; — see further under $s$,

hwilsben,, see.

hwims, and, see.

hwin [hwi̇̄n],, a piercing shriek; h. o’ a horse or foal; ; b) the whining of a dog, de h. o’ a dog.   hvinr,, a whizzing, whistling sound.
 * a) a loud neigh, whinny, de

hwin [hwi̇̄n, hwi̇̄$w$n],, to shriek; (little) foal (is ) for its midder [‘mother’]; de horse upo (on) de foal; ; b) to whine, applied to a dog; de dog .   hvína,, to give a whizzing sound.
 * a) to neigh loudly, whinny, de

†hwinder [hwɩndər] and †hwinek [hwɩnək],, a whacking or sharp blow; a crack, smack. : [kwɩndər]. is reported from (Sullom) in sense of the final or decisive blow (on the forehead) in slaughtering a cow. hvinr,, a whizzing or whistling sound, in : a crack; smack (B.H.); whinner,, a whizzing sound; a smart, resounding box (on the ear). the same word as ,

hwini, , see ,

hwink [hwɩ‘ŋk, hwe‘ŋk, hwə‘ŋk], , sudden movement in turning one’s head or body while looking sideways; he has mony [‘many’] a h. upon him. Mostly in : , sudden movements and turns while glancing round, also of abrupt mode of speaking or laughing, with grimaces, and with jerks of the head. See the word.

hwink [hwɩ‘ŋk, hwe‘ŋk, hwə‘ŋk], , to move smartly in turning one’s head or body; to look sideways; to geng [‘go’] or sit ; to h. (sit ) aroond (: hwɩ‘ŋk); — to turn on someone with